Habeas Corpus is the backbone of our constitutional system. There is no right that is more fundamental to civil rights and civil liberties. We now live in a country where the president can declare anyone an unlawful enemy combatant–even me, even your grandmother–and put that person out of reach of any ability to challenge that. There is no conceivable justification for that. Congress must redress the wrongs it committed in the Military Commissions Act.

I think its good business to accept money from the lessee of the Northwest Parkway to help finance the “missing link” of the beltway in the Northwest Corridor. The “catch” is, we’d better get going with planning and construction soon so it’s finished by 2021 or that money dries up. Most of us in the metro area understand that the beltway needs to be completed to make it successful, and the negative elements must be addressed appropriately. Read more…

Senator Ken Salazar deserves Coloradans’ thanks for his recent statement supporting a significant withdrawal of troops and possibly cutting off funding for anything but bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq. With a growing majority of Coloradans opposing the ongoing war in Iraq as well as countless lives lost and over $450 billion spent, it’s time for everyone in Colorado’s congressional delegation to support plans to the end the war. Read more…

The Colorado’s 208 Commission on Health Care has run out of gas and is by the side of the road waiting for a tow. It’s very creation was founded on the assumption that our elected officials didn’t know what to do and they farmed it out to a blue ribbon commission. The idea of commissioning a group of citizens chaired by an insurance agent to solicit proposals from special interest groups without clearly defined and agreed upon requirements turned the whole adventure into a fools errand. Read more…

Vincent Carroll is The Denver Post's editorial page editor. He has been writing commentary on politics and public policy in Colorado since 1982 and was originally with the Rocky Mountain News, where he was also editor of the editorial pages until that newspaper gave up the ghost in 2009.

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